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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Kirk Cousins\u00A0threw\u00A0for 854 yards with four TDs\u00A0and seven interceptions in 2013. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Washington Redskins and general manager Bruce Allen have said they never came close to trading backup quarterback Kirk Cousins during the 2014 NFL draft, but that doesn't mean they weren't presented with some offers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora, the Cleveland Browns offered a fourth-round pick for Cousins in an attempt to reunite Cousins with offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MORE: Manziel graces SI cover | Browns make Haden highest-paid CB | 2015 Mock Draft&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;La Canfora went on to suggest that all parties involved would have welcomed a trade\u00A0except for Allen, who believes that Cousins is worth more than the reported\u00A0offers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Former Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley agreed with that assessment on ESPN 980 in Washington D.C., suggesting that Allen would have \"absolutely\"\u00A0gone\u00A0through with the trade had the Browns offered up a second-round draft pick.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Of course, such an elevated price was never an option, and even a fourth-round pick seems to be a mild overpay.\nIn the end, Cleveland probably isn't too disappointed\u00A0with the way\u00A0things panned\u00A0out, as Brian Hoyer will likely start under center while Johnny Manziel works to develop into\u00A0the franchise's quarterback of the future.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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